Weather

Feeling a bit overheated this month? There’s a reason for that — this July was the second-hottest July ever recorded in Seattle.

Sunshine returns Friday in Western Washington, but a passing front will bring a chance of rain for the first time in weeks by Monday.

The Black Canyon Fire burning in central Washington has charred an estimated 11,099 acres, and some residents are evacuating for safety.

The Board of Yakima County Commissioners approved a Declaration of Emergency for the Rimrock Retreat Fire, which has spread more than 13,000 acres and forced residents to evacuate their homes. 

Sunny skies and highs warming back into the upper 70s Friday!

The Seattle Fire Department has responded to more than 200 calls for brush fires in July alone.

Officials said the temperature got to 106 degrees.

The Death Valley tourist burned his feet walking barefoot on the popular Mesquite Flat Sand Dunes, where temperatures exceeded 123 degrees F, park rangers said.

Wildfires are continuing to scorch the Pacific Northwest and authorities say one major blaze started with a burning car being pushed into a gully.

New evacuation notices have been issued for the Stehekin community as the Pioneer Fire grows to nearly 32,000 acres.

Hundreds of wildfires burning across the western U.S. and Canada are spewing dense smoke that is being carried hundreds, if not thousands, of miles away.

Morning clouds and even a few light sprinkles early Thursday, afternoon clearing and highs in the 70s.

Firefighters in the West are scrambling as wildfires threaten communities in Oregon, California and Washington, with at least one Oregon fire so large that it is creating its own weather.